Software Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$197,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $228k versus about $168k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has 853 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$165,000 across 579 roles with salary data.
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The Sr. Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise) joins the Starlink Enterprise Software team to build interfaces and systems for large-scale customers across sectors like emergency response, education, and transportation. You will develop tools to manage thousands of global devices, design core backend systems to serve data, and create internal interfaces for sales and operations teams. This role requires working across the full stack, including UI/UX design, distributed systems engineering, and embedded software. You must engineer performant software using object-oriented languages, Javascript or Typescript frameworks, and relational databases. The position involves solving complex problems related to providing reliable broadband internet from a satellite constellation. Key competencies include version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and experience with UNIX-like operating systems to deliver high-performance applications for diverse global users.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1156 postings across 72 companies.
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